[His face fell. He wondered if it was more of the culture that men couldn't be excited about things, let alone domestic things. To gush about your wife or your unborn child probably wasn't "what men do".]

The prismals are weird, but... I think not far beneath their fascination with us is a concern for us. This is new, after over a year of a norm. If we can have kids again, especially ones that come so quickly, that changes a lot.

...For starters, sex-based chroma is probably gonna dip, I think. Though... I-I heard sex does wonders for cramps n' aches.

[Would he get her naked right now? Absolutely, if she said the word. He polished off his final line and began to tug the blanket right side out. The last inch of the seam would be stitched closed. One inch of visible stitching was no problem.]

If it's any comfort, I meant it when I said you look good. They talk about a glow and I can see what they mean. Maybe what's happening is pretty wild, but... it ain't havin' me think any less of you.

[Oop, her hands are full. He reached into the cracker box forrr... a lion, here we go, and offered it to her.]